1/3: He was 17 when he was sentenced to 4 years on the IPP. He is now 32 years old and still in prison. He’s has spent almost more time in prison than he has out. He had completed all of the required courses by 2013 but is still being kept in prison.
#UnHappyBirthday: Edward Earl Johnson would have been 60 today, but he was gassed to death by Mississippi for a crime he did not commit, #14DayInMay@paulhamann1@Reprieve Please let his Aunt Thelma know he is not forgotten https://t.co/JshtN8E4gG
One for jurisdictions with or considering judge alone trials - The last line is the clincher: “the one stage where members of BAME groups appear not to be treated disproportionately is when a jury, made up of members of the public, reaches a verdict by deliberation”.
@JENGbA protests, court cases, research, House of Commons debate, letters to MP’s and a #SupremeCourt acknowledgement that the law was wrong hasn’t made a jot of difference to the continued #Injustice Why?
I wondered, in the circs that #prisons cannot function, what would become of the prisoner: released, starved or executed? I used the #FOIA
Unfortunately it’s not in the public interest to disclose their decision made as a result of their “free and frank” discussion on the subject
Age at sentencing: 17 yrs old Tariff: 2 Yrs
Served: 9 years so far Crime: Robbery
Part 1.1: My son was just 17 yrs old when he was sentenced to an IPP with a 2 yr tariff for robbery of a mobile phone. That was in 2011, 9 years later he is still in prison!